Euro performance icons take top dollars at Shannons

Hundreds of thousands of dollars changed hands at last night’s Shannons Sydney Spring Classic Auction, and most of it was thanks to three European performance icons.

The first, and most valuable of the three, was a 1972 Ferrari 246GT Dino, which fetched a massive $550,000. It was estimated to sell for somewhere between $400,000 and $430,000, meaning it smashed its upper estimate by $120,000.

As Ferraris go, the Dino was somewhat affordable when new, roughly matching the price of a Porsche 911S, its nearest rival.